Educational Technology
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15 Credits
A Doctoral Minor in Educational Technology is available to students in any UNC doctoral program with the approval of their doctoral program advisor. In addition, a written notification needs to be sent to the Educational Technology program coordinator by the student’s doctoral program advisor.
Degree Requirements
Required courses — 15 hours
A minimum of five (5) courses completed during the student’s UNC doctoral program with grades of "B" or better from the following courses:
| ET 500 | Introduction to Instructional Design and Technology | 3 |
| ET 502 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| ET 503 | Computers in Education | 3 |
| ET 504 | Instructional Materials Design | 3 |
| ET 524 | Design of Computer Assisted Instruction | 3 |
| ET 601 | Managing People, Projects, and Technology Systems | 3 |
| ET 602 | Performance Technology for Instructional Environments | 3 |
| ET 604 | Computer Graphics and Visual Literacy | 3 |
| ET 613 | Design of Distributed Learning Environments | 3 |
| ET 615 | Distance Education: Theories and Practice | 3 |
| ET 617 | Development of Online Applications | 3 |
| ET 627 | Design of Games and Simulations | 3 |
| ET 628 | Design of Multimedia Learning Environments | 3 |
Features and Conditions
- Completion of the minor will be noted in the student’s transcript as Minor in Educational Technology.
- No other course substitutions are permitted.
- This minor is not available to students in the Educational Technology degree program.
- Some or all of the ET courses used for the minor may be part of a student’s program of required or elective classes.
No application to the Educational Technology program is required. In consultation with their doctoral program advisors, students may include sufficient ET courses in their programs of study to meet the requirements for the minor.